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Noncompetes And At-Will Employment At Issue In Wis.

Law360, New York (September 9, 2014, 12:54 PM EDT) -- Like any contract, an enforceable restrictive covenant in an employment agreement must be supported by adequate consideration. Is continued employment of an existing at-will employee sufficient consideration to support a covenant not to compete? The issue is unresolved in Wisconsin, but not for long. In Runzheimer International Limited v. Friedlen, the Supreme Court of Wisconsin granted certification to resolve that exact question posed by the Wisconsin Court of Appeals: "Is consideration in addition to continued employment required to support a covenant not to compete entered into by an existing at-will employee?"[1]...

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